I actually went to bed only a little later than usual. It always takes hours for all precincts to report, and typically the more populous ones are later to report owing to logistical issues. So I'm fine with waiting. Falling asleep, I consoled myself with the hopes that if Obama won things would continue on their present course, whereas if Romney won a Democrat-controlled Senate would mitigate the amount of damage he could do in four years. I'm naturally happy Obama won, but I'm pretty disappointed that we still have a Republican-controlled House and now have a more Republican-dominated state. I used to pride myself on being fiercely independent, a 'switch hitter' I told people. But in the past few years Republicans have seriously gone off the rails with their hypocrisies, obstructionist tactics, blame shifting, support of utterly discredited economic theories, and their backwards moral agenda. I'm really happy Elizabeth Warren won in Massachusetts. I hope she goes far.